03/13/2011

The baby's room

As some of you know, we live in a 1 bedroom condo. Once I got pregnant we thought about possibly moving, but because of the economy (and the idea of moving while pregnant didn't sound like fun) we decided to stay in our place. One of the biggest challenges was turning our walk-in closet into the baby's room. It was a lot of work- but I'm so excited with the way it turned out!!

Here's the before/after pic of what our closet looked like. We bought an ikea wardrobe for the bedroom which is where our clothes and everything else is now.

For the baby's room I wanted it to be a nice mix of modern and vintage. Zach painted the wall with a stencil I found on etsy. He used a non-toxic silver paint to get it a clean modern look. We also repainted the dresser white and grey (which I found for $5 at a garage sale) to use as our changing table. My mom and I have been collecting fun vintage baby items at estate sales. This old metal scale is one of my favorite finds. We also found this metal circus tray in Chicago over the summer when I was about 8 weeks pregnant. I knew right away I wanted to hang it in the nursery. The other pieces hanging above the crib are also vintage, maybe from the 60's. The middle one is paper dolls you can cut out and change the outfits. The one of the right is titled "What is a Girl" - you can tell it's dated from the text, but it's so precious. The fabric wreath and pennent banner were giving to me at my baby shower! They are both handmade and the colors are just perfect!

I must say that you have done a brilliant job with the room. I think my wife Jen wants you to come round our apartment and replicate your designing skills. We have only recently had our first child and have spent countless hours designing our own nursery. This post would have been a blessing for us if i had stumbled across it a little earlier :-)

Anyway, great job Allison, we wish you all the best for the future.

ps.. The First Years Wave Stroller is an amazing stroller that we purchased for our little one. Just thought i'd mention it in case you haven't had a chance to review what's on the market yet :-)

I'm new to the block but I have to say that u truly outdid yourself. The size of the closet is perfect for baby and very convient for you. I did the same thing when I had my baby 22 years ago. I wasnt into mixed media crafting then or it would have turned out (I would have hoped!! Haha) like yours. We lived in Hawaii and everything was small but our closet. Amazing!! I would love to get the etsy store you bought that stencil from. That is by far my favorite design. If I see paper like that I buy it!! Love your new line as well!! Hope to get it soon!! Aloha with baby!! Jennifer